Feeding Wild Birds

[sourland]

Heard a tree top high cardinal singing right after lunch. I hollered, "Bud, you are being over optimistic."

 

[sourland]

Went to the beagle club this morning to fill my bird feeders and feed the rabbits. Discovered that in this deep/crusty snow I am no longer physically able to get around to fill the rabbit feeders. Frankly that reality pisses me off a bit. Those that I got to were not empty yet. While there a flock of snow geese passed overhead chattering away. Pretty sight - white/black wing tips against the bright blue sky.

Wild creatures are getting hungry. This morning at daybreak there were 8 squirrels around my home feeder. They must know they stand out and are vulnerable in the snow as all disappeared as soon as the sun rose.

 

[Sequel]

Local authorities have asked the public to stop feeding wild birds. There is an outbreak of salmonellosis that is killing little guys. I guess the gathering of large numbers in small spaces is causing alarming mortality. They even said to take the hummingbird feeders down for a bit.

 

[Sequel]

Local authorities have asked the public to stop feeding wild birds. There is an outbreak of salmonellosis that is killing little guys. I guess the gathering of large numbers in small spaces is causing alarming mortality. They even said to take the hummingbird feeders down for a bit.

I guess there are unintended consequences when we try to ‘help’, in this case causing birds to crowd and linger when they should be spreading out and moving along as they were designed to do.

 

[R2elk]

People's good intentions far too often have bad consequences.

 

[sourland]

People's good intentions far too often have bad consequences.

One of my Mom's many sayings was, "The pathway to Hell is paved with good intentions."

 

[Sequel]

One of my Mom's many sayings was, "The pathway to Hell is paved with good intentions."

One of my mom’s was “ Some people are so heavenly bound they’re no earthly good”

 

[sourland]

One of my mom’s was “ Some people are so heavenly bound they’re no earthly good”

Never heard that one, but there is much truth therein.

 

[Sequel]

Never heard that one, but there is much truth therein.

We have a small branch of the family who are proudly pious.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Local authorities have asked the public to stop feeding wild birds. There is an outbreak of salmonellosis that is killing little guys. I guess the gathering of large numbers in small spaces is causing alarming mortality. They even said to take the hummingbird feeders down for a bit.

Do you have hummingbirds up there this time of year?
We only have one species and then only from April to September.